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BACKED BLADE
Unique ID: NLM-4195E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Grey-buff translucent flint with cortex, possibly collected from the East Coast; backed blade. A small leaf-shap[ed flake with broad and narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side, and with a gently concave ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the longest edge to form a cutting edge; the opposite long edge retains cortex and would permit pressure to be brought to bear. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC.
Length: 22.2mm, Width: 13.0mm, Thickness: 4.1mm, Weight: 1.27gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 7000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.2 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 1.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35113
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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